Chapter Twenty-Two: Strictly Prohibited

  I'm probably the first one in the special training squad who dares to sleep and grind teeth in such a serious theoretical study session.

  After the meeting, I returned to the team and was scolded by the captain. I guess someone had already called to report me before I even got back. I listened for over half an hour like a blind man listening to thunder. As soon as I got back to my dormitory, I heard the phone that Yang sent me ringing. As soon as I picked it up, Jin Gang's loud voice came from the other end. "Old Yu, your matter has been taken care of by me. You can rest assured now, I'm at home."

  "What's wrong with me?" I asked back, confused by what he said.

  "It's about the soldier ID card thing, I'm at home now, I'll bring you some good food when I get back" and then hung up the phone.

  What is this guy talking about? I don't understand. After some thought... Ah~~~ Jin Gang Pao, that guy, after getting the phone Yang Zong gave him, felt like a big shot, and now he's probably at home showing off to his family. But he doesn't have anyone else's number, so he had no choice but to call me. He spoke as if he was doing me a favor, but actually, this guy is just using the opportunity to show off. I smiled wryly, shook my head and hung up the phone.

  "Drip...drip..." The phone rang again just after I put it down, "Damn, this guy is never-ending," I muttered to myself as I picked up the phone. It wasn't Jin Gang Pao's number; there were several 8s at the end of this one. "Hello?" I pressed the answer button

  "Little brother, I'm Yang Jun!" That deep male voice

  "Yang Jun? Oh, Director Yang, hello, what's up?" I recognized the voice on the other end.

  "Little brother, you're really amazing! This afternoon, I went to the hospital with my girlfriend and at first they said there wasn't enough time for an examination. Later on, we managed to find someone to do a puncture test and it was positive. You're truly a godsend!" Mr. Yang's words were filled with uncontrollable excitement.

  What was said and what was positive at that time I didn't understand at all, but listening to the other person's happy voice should be taking that girl to the hospital for a check-up, and the result was pregnancy. Thinking of this, my tone became much harder "That's natural, I naturally wouldn't make a mistake" I secretly let out a sigh, what if she wasn't pregnant, we still have the phone given by others here, should we use it or not?

  "Right, right, you're absolutely right! I've been calling you since after dinner, but you never picked up." said Mr. Yang.

  "Damn, what a coincidence! When you called, I was probably grinding my teeth in the grand auditorium."

  "Director Yang, is there anything else?" I don't particularly like Director Yang. I myself can't quite put my finger on the reason why.

  "Little brother, I'd like to ask you, what should we pay attention to during pregnancy?" asked Yang.

  "I'm not a doctor of physiology, how would I know what you should pay attention to?" I replied half-jokingly.

  "No, little brother, didn't you say I was rushing to catch a crow? I'm worried that something will happen to my child again, so I'm asking you." Yang Zong had no idea what Bimonthly Crow was and spoke nonsense.

  "Oh, just do more good deeds in your daily life, that's all." I said casually. After thinking for a moment, I added a few more sentences: "Your ex-wife had a son with you, although he passed away young, but he still misses you, you should give your ex-wife some more money, and burn more paper money for your deceased son, or else he will make trouble. Also, you must get married to your girlfriend as soon as possible, but before the child is born, you cannot have any...". I said it with a straight face.

  "What? Alright, is there anything else I should pay attention to?" He seemed quite surprised by my response.

  "It's over, Mr. Yang, I have something else to do, that's it for now." I hastily hung up the phone and couldn't help but burst out laughing. Doing good deeds and accumulating virtue is correct, but those few points I added later were purely my way of teasing him. Just thinking about Mr. Yang not being able to get intimate with women for almost ten months makes me uncontrollably chuckle, haha, this guy doesn't even think that women giving birth has nothing to do with him.

  Because of my "outstanding" performance in the grand auditorium, I have been very cautious and quiet for a while. The days passed very peacefully. Not long after, Jin Gang Pao returned from his hometown. He brought me over 30 pounds of wind-dried sausage, which I couldn't finish, so most of it was given away, but I gained a good reputation instead.

  "Lao Yu, who did you learn your fortune-telling skills from?" he asked while burning the fire. It was another Tuesday, and Jin Gang cannon came over to gnaw on bones again. This guy had learned his lesson and came early to help me burn the fire. I reckon he was here to supervise whether or not I put salt in it.

  "It's the book I took out of the grave, I wanted you to learn from it, but all you can see is that I have a few baskets and a few pecks." I stirred the pot with a ladle.

  "I didn't know learning could be so intense back then. Otherwise, you try me again and see if I can learn?" As he said that, he grabbed my hand and put it in front of his eyes, narrowing them to take a closer look.

  I deliberately restrained my breath and smiled at him.

  After a while, "Lao Yu, I saw it, five colors and six colors" this guy started to bluff. Now I can only emit a faint red aura, which is also deliberately hidden by me. What does this guy mean by five colors and six colors?

  "You think I'm Guanyin Bodhisattva or something, still so colorful." I withdrew my hand and scolded with a smile.

  "Lao Yu, you must teach me. Think about it, once I learn, we can both make a comeback and slaughter them all..."

  I can only respond with a wry smile to this short and stout guy's persistent pestering. However, the truth is that we discovered the art of observing and manipulating Qi together, so if I really didn't teach him, it would seem unfair. Later, when he pestered me to the point where I had no choice, I wrote down some simple methods for observing and controlling Qi and gave them to him. As I watched him leave with a pleased expression, I added a warning: "Without my permission, you must not help others observe their Qi randomly."

  "Don't worry, I'll listen to you," he said, mounting his large golden deer and galloping away quickly.

  To be honest, I know Gold Gun best. What I'm most worried about is that this guy learned a little bit of superficial knowledge and then rushed out to show off, and if he's caught by the public security organs and accused of being a charlatan, it'll be quite a spectacle.

  Peaceful days, relaxed and comfortable. In the blink of an eye, another half year has passed.

  Thanks to the complete manual, my practice of Guan Qi has made rapid progress. Now I can easily observe the aura of humans and animals in the Yang world, and even the few lonely ghosts that occasionally appear at night no longer scare me. They are just pitiful people who cannot enter reincarnation for various reasons...

  However, compared to observing the air, the progress of the air control technique is not that fast. Firstly, I have a deep respect for these methods that reveal the secrets of heaven and alter the yin and yang. Secondly, my own practice of gathering energy has not been smooth sailing. I always feel that I am unable to gather enough external energy to use at will. Therefore, despite having powerful techniques, I currently do not have the ability to utilize them. I can only control the air to move small stones or leaves, which is just a way to pass the time. Fortunately, I am not intentionally pursuing anything. Unlike Jin Gang Pao, who is so ruthless and always thinks about making a comeback, killing others without leaving any remains.

  Talking about Jin Gang Pao, he's really an example of "don't judge a person by their appearance". This guy's innate talent is not good, it can even be said to be very bad. But what's valuable is that his willpower is strong enough. After more than half a year of hanging his head and stabbing his thighs in practice, he has gradually grasped many skills. Fortunately, under my strict supervision, this guy hasn't caused any trouble yet.

  But in these six months, the one that has made the most progress is not me or Jin Gang Pao. The current White Wolf has not only completed all high-level training courses but also shown outstanding tracking ability and super endurance. So now I have removed its chain, letting it move freely and practice wilderness survival skills at the same time. However, every three to five days, I still go up the mountain to take a look at it, bring some dog food for it, although it already eats very little.

  The white wolf had one advantage, it never came down from the mountain. No matter how far it ran, when it was tired and wanted to rest, it would always return to that little cave. In its mind, that low and long cave full of weeds was its home.